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Alycia,
You need to hurry and write more – I have read all your posts already!! I love your blog and I am so happy I found you! I am glad the Honey Bun Cake was a hit! I am a nurse and all my nurse friends go wild when I bring it to work! Have a wonderful weekend – I look forward to reading more!
< Concetta

Linda, you are really such a doll! I’m up to my elbows in trying to get the house ready for Thanksgiving. We’re having a few more people this year than usual, so I’m a little hinky. (Is that a real word?) Looking forward to seeing your post later this week, too! Take care, and enjoy this crazy week!!!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I so appreciate your generous and kind comments!!! I generally post once a week, so feel free to pop in any time or subscribe so that you’ll get new ideas each week! Happy New Year to you and yours, and thanks again!!!

I’m glad you found it, too!!! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you’ll visit often. I post at least once a week (my husband and I are entertaining FOOLS over here!!!), and I’m always delighted to share! Have a wonderful week, and thanks again for stopping in! 🙂

Oooohh!! Thank you, Carolyn!!! You are SO sweet! And thank you for becoming a subscriber. I hope I don’t let you down in the coming months! My goal is to inspire others to go for broke when setting a table, even if it’s just for your same old friends. Believe me…they’ll start dressing better, acting more civilized, and they’ll bring you much better wine for a hostess gift! 🙂 Happy New Year to you, and thanks again!

Thank you, Fay! I appreciate that very much, and I’m so glad you took a little time to stop by! I also am delighted to have you as a subscriber! I post photos once or twice a week depending on how many dinner parties we host in a given week. I hope you continue to enjoy what goes up, and please let me know if there is ever some idea you would like to see carried to fruition for inspiration. I’m always happy to do what I can to help others get revved up and get a head start on a tablescaping project! Have a wonderful week, and thank you again for your incredibly kind comment!

Hello, Novetta, and thank you for your kind comments!!! I am not sure what BUNCO is, but I am going to Google it and get back to you as soon as possible! I’m pretty sure it’s a card game, right? Tell me…do you and your friends like to go a little bit glam for your card parties or prefer it to be a bit scaled back? This is going to be fun!

I do decorations for events held by our church’s womens ministry. I found your blog while researching ideas for an April retreat. Beautiful site! Thank you for sharing your ideas and talent. Sincerely, Brenda

Hello, Brenda, and thank you for visiting! I so appreciate your comments, and I hope you were able to find something of inspiration that might be useful for upcoming events at your church. I post about once a week, generally on Wednesday evenings, so please feel free to stop back in! Better yet, I’d be delighted to have you as a subscriber/follower so that you get posts right away. Either way, always happy to have visitors! Have a wonderful day, and stay warm!

Hooray!!! Thank you! Maybe someday I’ll figure out how to work my email and everything so that I know what the heck is going on! 😉 Oh…that reminds me…to subscribe, be sure to respond to the confirmation email that WordPress sends to you. I think you just have to hit a “confirm” button or something like that. WordPress has that weird feature. Hope you had a glorious weekend! I’m still recovering from all the chili and fixins’! Take care, and thanks again!!!

Hello, Cindy, and thank you so much!!! What a sweet thing to say! I hope you become a follower, too. I really enjoy imparting a little inspiration! Thank you so much for popping in, have a wonderful weekend, and I hope to hear from you again soon. Oh…and if there’s ever a tablescape you need help getting started or amping up a bit, I’d be happy to help if I can! Take care!

Why, thank you, Felicia! Hey…our names are similar! 🙂 I really appreciate it that you took the time to stop in and visit. I enjoy doing this “blogazine”, and it makes me happy to know when it is enjoyed. I have a lot of really special settings coming up in the next few months, so I do hope you will stop in again often or, better yet, become a subscriber/follower. Thank you again for stoppping in, and I wish you and yours a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day!

Hi, Andrea! I wondered where on earth you had disappeared to!!! I thought that surely we would all hear from you around Mardi Gras time. Glad to see you’re back up and running. Hope all is well with you! Thanks so much for finding me again! I’ve been a busy bee on here these last several months. Our personal social calendar has slowed a bit to accommodate the time I need to spend as we plan the party for my Mom’s retirement from the Missouri Senate, so now I’m taking on the requests of readers. It’s fun, plus I can do it at a much different pace than if I was planning something at home for actual people. We’ll be rockin’ more parties around here come Easter and beyond, though. I hope you had a wonderful Mardi Gras celebration. I saw the pretty mask you were giving away! Take good care, and please stop in again! Have a great week!!!

LOVE THE BLOG, LOVE THE AMAZING SPRING AND SUMMER IDEAS THAT ARE SO READY FOR ME TO DO RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE IDEAS PUT TOGETHER MAKE EVERY GATHERING A WONDERFUL TABLESCAPE…………….THANK YOU FOR ALL THE IDEAS AND TABLESCAPES AT TABLE TWENTY ONE ………..
….BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love to see everyone likes to play with dishes as much as I do. I would love to have the chance to work around these wonderful dishes. They would be so fun to do for summer and fall. Please put me in for a chance to win them. I was going to add my spring table setting but I don’t see where to do it. Enjoy this place, I come here often…… Enjoy the wonderful season as it blooms

Hi, Kathie, and thank you for stopping by! These ARE gorgeous dishes, aren’t they??!?!!! The versatility is just bountiful!!! I would love for you to enter the contest to win them! The instructions were at the very top of my blog post in green. You must subscribe to this blog and then post photos of your best spring tablescape on the Mikasa Facebook page which is http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/mikasadining. Be sure to mention on their Facebook page that you are a part of this fabulous giveaway!!! The contest ends on March 30. Judging will be March 31, and the winner will be announced on this blog on April 1. Good luck, and happy tablescaping!!!

You are now a follower! Don’t forget to post your best Spring tablescape on the Mikasa Facebook page. The final day of the contest to post is March 30, 11:59 p.m. Judging will take place on March 31, and the winner will be announced on April 1!!! Good luck!

I have to tell you, your tablescapes are beautiful and creative. These dishes Daylight china are very springy. i love the organic shade of green. Very subtle pattern and great for mixing an matching. I would love to enter this giveaway. The drawing is my Birthday..April Fools Day, so that would be a fabulous Birthday gift. Thank you for hosting this generous giveaway. I do love your blog….You have so many wonderful tips and gorgeous tablescapes. For the life of me, I am not sure why I missed following you. I especially like the books you are showcasing. Thank you again Alycia

Hi, Carrie! Thank you, and welcome! I saw your website, and these dishes seem to fit right in with the things you are attracted to. Good luck in the contest! Don’t forget…you must now post your best spring table on Mikasa’s Facebook page by 11:59 p.m. on March 30. Judging will be on March 31, and the winner of this gift set for 6 will be announced on April 1. Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks again from stopping in! Bye for now!

Hi, Yvonne! Thank you so much for stopping in. I have seen your fabulous “Italian Countryside” set on your blog, and I love, love, love it! This is a pretty set, too, that would look fantastic at your place! I look forward to seeing your best Spring tablescape on Mikasa’s Facebook page. Have a fabulous weekend, and I’ll talk to you soon!!!!

Thanks, Terri. Alycia is out sick but wants me to remind you that if you are entering the Mikasa Giveaway, you have until tomorrow (Wednesday, 3-30-2011) at 11:59p.m. to become a follower of this blog (see below) and post photos of your best spring tablescape on Mikasa’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/mikasadining. I’m sure Alycia will get back to you when she is feeling better, but I wanted to be sure to remind you just in case you are entering the contest. As the husband, that is my new job. Good luck!

Thanks, Grace. Alycia is out sick but wants me to remind you that if you are entering the Mikasa Giveaway you have until tomorrow (Wednesday, 3-30-2011) at 11:59p.m. to post photos of your best spring tablescape on Mikasa’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/mikasadining. I’m sure Alycia will get back to you when she is feeling better, but I wanted to be sure to remind you. As the husband, that is my new job. Good luck!

Thanks, Marlis. I just don’t see your email address on her subscription rolls on Word Press. If you are getting e-mails of all the comments everyone leaves for her, you probably clicked on a button that has since been removed from her site. Try again by just going to the bottom of this page, click on the box where it says to subscribe, leave a comment letting me know you’ve done it, and click on Subscribe. You will then get a confirmation e-mail from Word Press asking you to confirm your subscription by clicking on a link. Once you do that a notice will come to Alycia’s e-mail box letting me know you are officially subscribed. I will email you to let you know so you don’t worry about it. I have a light patient load tonight so I am checking her e-mail regularly. This is a lot of work. I don’t know how you ladies do this!

OK, Maggie. I just got the confirmation that you confirmed with Word Press. Thank you for following up. I just wanted to make sure to keep it fair for everybody. I know Alycia has worked hard on this and while she is sick I am trying to keep everything going on it. Good luck on the contest. Thanks again. -Ramon

OK thanks. It just came up. I’m just doing everything I can to make this successful for Alycia. She was so excited to do this whole thing with Mikasa and she has been so happy since she started the blog and she has made new friends. It has really helped in her retirement to make it easier. Good luck on the contest.

I just checked your e-mail address against the e-mail address sent by Word Press with your comment and your are OK. You are subscribed. Thank you very much for following up. I am just trying to make sure everybody is officially subscribed so that everybody has a fair chance. Alycia has worked very hard on this whole thing and I want it to go right. So you are OK. Good luck on the contest and thanks again.

Hello, Carolyn. Alycia is out sick, but because the contest is winding to a close tomorrow I (her husband) am just following up. I just got the confirmation of your confirmation on her e-mail, and you are now a subscriber/follower. Thanks very much and good luck to you and to everybody who entered.

Love your designs! Thought I followed you but….I guess not. I am trying to now! Looking forward in enjoying your creative side and style! Awesome give away…Hope I win. I have been eying these dishes every since they came out! Thanks for an awesome give away!

Hi, Andrea, and thanks so much for stopping by. I so appreciate it. I also appreciate your participation in the Mikasa Giveaway. Those ARE awesome dishes, and the race is tight. Everyone presented such beautiful tables. I’ll announce the winner sometime after 12:00 noon (CDT) on Friday. Thanks again for stopping in. Have a great weekend!

Hooray, Cindy! You did it!!! Thank you!!! I’ve been way under the weather, but I will be back on the party circuit and posting new stuff soon! I’m itchin’ to get out of this bed and back on my old beat! Thanks again, and please tell Jenny hello for me!

Thank you so much, Phyllis! I appreciate that! I hope to bring lots of inspiring tablescapes in the months to come. My husband, on the other hand, is shaking his head, cradling his wallet, and asking over and over, “Why do we have to keep feeding all these people?” 🙂 Have a great weekend, and thanks for following!

Hi, Maureen! Thank you so much!!! I’m looking forward to creating lots of pretty new tables in the coming months. LOTS of entertaining dates already on the calendar for spring and summer! Enjoy your weekend!!!

A friend of my future-mother-in-law sent me the link to your page and I have to say I’m sooo glad that he did! I love, love, love the arrangements and table settings! I love it for two reasons. I’m getting married in November and event planning is what I want to do! I have always loved entertaining and seeing people enjoy themselves! I’m trying to plan my own wedding (it’s not easy when it’s your own). Once my wedding is done I will be planning my retirement from the Navy also.

Hi, Cheryl, and wow….thank you!!! Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials. This must be a really wild time for you. Although November is 7 months away, that seems like 2 months in “bride time.” 🙂 I am glad you have landed here and hope you can get some inspiration from the various vignettes. I will be posting lots more Wedding, Spring and Summer settings in the coming months. I hope you will become a follower so that you can be privy to regular updates. I post once a week on average, although we entertain a lot at home so that is subject to increase. Thank you for your service in our Armed Forces, and congratulations on your pending retirement. Let me know if I can offer any suggestions in the field of event planning as you move in that direction or if I can offer solutions for your own decorating dilemmas as you continue to plan for your wedding day. Have a wonderful weekend, and thank you again for stopping by! (Thanks also to your future MIL’s friend who passed the link along!)

Good morning, Dianne! Yes, thank you…feeling much better this morning! I am actually up and sitting in my office chair which is a vast improvement over just two short days ago! It feels good to be back at my desk with my lightning fast computer instead of Ramon’s pokey laptop! 🙂 (Not to say I am not grateful that he provided me with it yesterday!) I am sitting here grappling over the contest winner. There were such good entries all around, and the decision is not an easy one. I wish everybody could win! Thanks for checking in on me! I’ll post the winner (still with a heavy heart for those who didn’t win!) around noon (CDT)!

Hi thre, Janet! Thank you so much for visiting! It makes me so happy to “meet” new people here! I hope you will subscribe/follow so that you can receive updated photos. I tend to post 1-2 time each week depending on how busy our social calendar is. We entertain a LOT here at home, and it’s always a fun opportunity to dress up the table. Again, thank you for your visit, and I hope to talk to you again soon! Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂

Thank you so much! You are very sweet to say so! I’m looking forward to bringing you more fun tablescapes in the months to come. If ever you need an idea for an upcoming event, please let me know and I’ll be happy to help. Have a great week, and I look forward to “seeing” you again soon!

YOU, my dear, are a sweetheart, and I thank you from the top of my head to the tips of my toes! I look forward to chatting with you in the months ahead! Have a fabulous weekend, and thanks again for subscribing!

Thanks for your visit and your very sweet comments today. And thank you for becoming a follower on my blog! We’ll have some fun visits. I am subscribing to follow your blog as well, so I hope I do this correctly.

Hello, Jane! Thank you so much! I’m not sure if you will start to receive them, however, until you complete the final step which is to click on the link from WordPress in the confirmation email they send when you subscribe. I think that’s their way of keeping us on this end honest! 🙂 Thank you for visiting, and please do pop in on my latest post, Barton’s Easter Brunch. I just got around to posting it this evening. Have a wonderful week, and I look forward to hearing from you from time to time!

Thank you so much! Glad you took the time to stop in and browse…and REALLY glad that you so graciously subscribed to my blogazine! I am on a short hiatus, but look forward to sharing more with you in the coming months. Have a wonderful week!!!

Hello, and thank you very much for your subscription to Tablescapes at Table Twenty-One! I really appreciate it, and while I have been on a short hiatus, I hope to return in a couple of weeks to post fun new tablescapes each week. I visited your gorgeous website this morning, and loved it!!!

Hello Alycia, I’m glad your back. I have been eagerly awaiting your return and I was not disappointed. Your tablescapes are stunning! I’m sorry to read that you have suffered such a painful experience recently and wish you happier times ahead. I am very new to ‘blog land’, having only discoved this world of like minded people earlier this year (previously I thought I must be a bit odd fantasizing about tablescapes as I did). Maybe one day I’ll venture into creating one of my own, but until then I look forward to reading yours. Thank you. I live in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England and this week we are getting ready to welcome HRH Queen Elizabeth to our City an event I am also looking forward to.

Hi, Cindy!!!!!!! Thanks for hanging in there and coming back to visit!!! I’m so glad you did! Sorry I was away for so long. Life got in the way. We are slowly coming back from a very painful experience, but it’s good to come back to so much love! I hope you DO create a table or two to share with us all someday soon. I would love to see your creation! Maybe you can do one in honor of HRH Queen Elizabeth’s visit! You are not the least bit odd for loving tablescapes…it’s a wonderful preoccupation! By the way, I LOVE the way you “talk.” I can almost hear your beautiful lilting accent in the typed words. I don’t know if you know just how fabulous the British sound to us here. I think it’s the most intriguing accent in the world. Staffordshire…as in where they make the gorgeous and very expensive figurines that I could never afford to buy Staffordshire??? Wow!!! Amazing! I have never been across the ocean, but my Mom, sister and neice travel there on occasion. They have all been to England and LOVED it! Thank you so much again for stopping back in, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for becoming a subscriber. Have a wonderful week, and I look forward to talking to you again soon!

Hi, Alycia. Thank you so much for visiting my first post, and for your nice comments. After perusing your blog, I am quite honored. What you’ve got here is something really, really special. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I will be back often!

Hi there, Zuni! It is really great to have you stop in for a visit! I am so happy you dropped in this evening!!! I am thrilled to have been among the first people to enjoy your new blog!!! I can’t wait to see all the cool things you have in store for future posts!!! The cleaner I inquired about….my email address is table21tablescapes@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!!!!! I am excited about seeing the teapot all cleaned up! Thanks again for stopping by!!!

Hi there! Thanks form taking the time to stop by my blog and visit because I now know about your wonderful blog! You are really talented I love the tablescapes you create and now I am following!
Theresa